Exam entries policy

This policy covers matters regarding the arrangements and procedures for school staff, candidates and parents involved in CIE Exams.

  • Examination Sessions:

The following sessions are available:

Autumn Session: October/November

Summer Session: May/June

  • Examination Entries:

The Examinations Officer will decide suitable internal deadlines to allow time for entries to be made and checked. This will depend on the session and the number of the predicted candidates.

The Examinations Officer will make clear the deadlines for regular and late entries.

Teachers are expected to decide the entries of the students in the allocated time. These will be decided in consultation between teachers, candidates, parents. The ultimate decision regarding the entries of certain students [e.g. not prepared/ready, with attendance problems] belongs to the Head of School.

The decision regarding the entering for an exam of a fast track student must be done in consultation with the Head of School. The ultimate decision regarding an early entry belongs to the Head of School.

  • Withdrawals:

Decisions regarding withdrawals must be made in consultation between the Head of School, Subject Teacher and parents.

Final decisions regarding withdrawals rest with the Head of School.

  • Coursework:

The Examination Officer will ensure that all the documentation is available to subject teachers as soon as possible.

The subject teachers are responsible for the delivery of coursework to the Examinations Officer.

  • Examinations Timetable:

The exams timetable is set by CIE. The Examinations Officer is responsible with informing the subject teachers and candidates about the exams dates. Candidates will receive an individual timetable from CIE. Examinations clashes should be identified by CIE and Examinations Officer and solved as appropriate. The default start time for exams is 9:00 for the morning sessions and 13:00 for the afternoon sessions

  • Predicted Grades:

Predicted grades forms will be distributed by the Examinations Officer and the subject teachers are responsible to return these in the allocated time.

  • Seating Plans:

These are produced by the Examinations Officer in concordance with the CIE requirements.

  • Special Arrangements:

The Examinations Officer must be informed about any special circumstances and will conduct the arrangements in concordance with the CIE regulation. [for any medical condition a certificate must be presented to the Examinations Officer].

  • Fees:

These are paid by the individual candidates/parents to the school accountant and are set by CIE.

  • Attendance in lessons:

The sitting of any CIE exam [Checkpoint, IGCSE, AS and A2 Level] is conditioned by a 75 % attendance of the candidate/student in the examinable subject. If a certain student/candidate has a record showing an attendance below 75% in a certain subject without a serious reason [health problems; which must be proven by medical certificate] than that will not be entered or allowed to sit the exam.

 

  • Results:

Results are made available to teachers soon after have been published by CIE. The students will be provided with individual statement of results in a formal meeting led by the Head of School and Examinations officer.

  • Certificates:

Certificates will be presented at the Certificates Presentation Evening held soon after these arrived from CIE.  Parents may attend. Other certificates are presented to candidates individually.

  • Private Candidates:

Private candidates may sit exams in our centre after they paid the entrance fees [decided by the school] and the regular fees decided by CIE.

The demission regarding the acceptance of private candidates belongs to the Head of School.